SHHHHH! Butch Needs Peace and Quiet!
Have you ever pulled up to an intersection and the car next to you has their sound system on full blast, with the volume cranked up to the point where your windows vibrate?
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Butch Remembers the Toys from the 50s
My Dad told me one time that as a child growing up in the 1920s and 30s his parents just didn’t have any extra money to buy him and his five brothers and sisters any toys.
Read MoreHappy Trails to You !!!
“Post cereals presents The Roy Rogers Show, with Roy Rogers, king of the cowboys, Trigger, his golden palomino, and Dale Evans, queen of the west…with Pat Brady, their comical sidekick, and Roy’s wonder dog, Bullet.”
Read MoreButch Remembers Harry’s Typing Class
Yes, I admit it. I still use a typewriter here at the library.
Read MoreCranking Out The Homemade Ice Cream !!!
Like most of the farmers in the community, Dad often took a break in the afternoon and headed to town to have a bottle of Nehi pop, buy a pack of Chesterfields, and loaf with his buddies.
Read MoreThe Life of a Breakfast Cereal Nut Case !!
Yes, I admit it.
Read MoreStaying Cool in the Good Ol’ Days
Well, folks, summer has arrived.
Read MoreWhat Does Butch Wish for Today’s Kids ?
Those of you who are baby-boomers likely have fond memories of your childhood.
Read MoreButch Says to Prepare for Round Two
The primaries are over. Be thankful. But as the November election approaches, prepare for round two.
Read MoreButch Loves Old Trucks the Best
About five years ago, I decided to buy a truck.
Read MoreButch Remembers Those Fun Comic Books
By John ‘Butch’ Dale Guest Columnist When visiting the Darlington drug store as a youngster in the 1950s, I followed my usual routine … slurping down a glass of “green river” or “cherry phosphate,” and then heading to the magazine aisle, with ice cream cone in hand, to … Read More
Butch Has Gone Fishin’
One of the favorite activities for kids in the good old days was fishing.
Read MoreThe Story of One Hometown Soldier
Previously I wrote about the summer of 1956, when I was 7 years old, and my Dad signed me up for Farm League baseball.
Read MoreA Visit To The sunshine Theater in the 1950s
There were lots of things for kids to do, and places to visit, in Darlington and the other little towns in Montgomery County in the 1950s.
Read MoreButch’s Experiment with Lady Clairol
I started getting a few gray hairs during my first year in college.
Read MoreButch Remembers … ‘A rock, A Bird and a Second Chance’
I guess most of you know by now that I was somewhat mischievous as a youngster growing up on the farm.
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